Proverbs 31:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
She considersזָמְמָ֣ה
(za·me·mah)
2161: to consider, purpose, devisea prim. root
a fieldדֶה
(deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
and buysוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ
(vat·tik·ka·che·hu;)
3947: to takea prim. root
it; From her earningsמִפְּרִ֥י
(mip·pe·ri)
6529: fruitfrom parah
she plants(נָ֣טְעָה
(na·te·'ah)
5193: to planta prim. root
a vineyard.כָּֽרֶם׃
(ka·rem.)
3754: a vineyardof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
She considereth
zamam  (zaw-mam')
to plan, usually in a bad sense -- consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil).
a field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and buyeth
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
it with the fruit
priy  (per-ee')
fruit -- bough, (first-) fruit(-ful), reward.
of her hands
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
she planteth
nata`  (naw-tah')
to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er).
a vineyard
kerem  (keh'-rem)
a garden or vineyard -- vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.

King James Bible
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She evaluates a field and buys it; she plants a vineyard with her earnings.

International Standard Version
She evaluates a field and purchases it; from the proceeds she plants a vineyard.

NET Bible
She considers a field and buys it; from her own income she plants a vineyard.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
She has looked at a field and bought it, and from the fruit of her hands she planted a vineyard.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"She picks out a field and buys it. She plants a vineyard from the profits she has earned.

King James 2000 Bible
She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
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